Chapter 61 I can’t figure it out
I have many brothers, my parents are still here, and we haven’t divided the family.
In this way, there will be someone to do the work in the fields at home, so there won't be a need to harvest corn today and plant wheat tomorrow, which will delay work.
As for recruiting basket-making apprentices, there are more people signing up and it is more difficult to decide on the candidates.
Basket weaving is a craft that requires skill, dexterity and the ability to learn.
Jiang Mixia and Jiang Youcheng screened for two or three days, and then tried out the ones they felt were similar, and finally decided on the ones.
Eighteen-year-old Jiang Dongkou, and seventeen-year-old Jiang Qiang.
Once the people are confirmed, the work will naturally begin.
Those who should cut bamboo should cut bamboo, those who should split bamboo should split bamboo, and those who should learn skills should learn skills.
Jiang Mixia's yard became more lively than usual because there were three more people working.
After a few days of running-in, the three of them gradually got the hang of their jobs, and according to the arrangements of Jiang Mixia and Jiang Youcheng, each of them performed their duties in an orderly manner.
The Jiang Mixia family was very satisfied with the people they had chosen.
However, some people are not satisfied.
For example, Jiang Datou has been very depressed these past two days.
Because I was not chosen to do the job of cutting bamboo.
He is twenty-two years old this year, tall and strong, full of strength. It can be said that he is stronger than Jiang Banggu, so he is the most suitable person to do this job.
Moreover, his father died early, his mother was bedridden for many years, and the wife he married suddenly fell ill two years ago. Her mouth was crooked, her eyes were slanted, and her hands could not be moved around.
Although my wife can now take care of herself, and when conditions are good she can help feed the chickens, cook and do some simple chores, but she can no longer be counted on to do farm work.
Therefore, he also really needed a job that could earn him 400 coins a month.
With these four hundred coins, plus the harvest from two seasons of the few acres of land at home, it is enough to feed the family of three, to buy medicine for his mother and wife, and even to have a little surplus, so life can be better.
But Jiang Youcheng and Jiang Mixia did not choose him.
Jiang Datou was a little confused.
He even wondered if Jiang Youcheng and Jiang Mixia were targeting him on purpose.
Because he had laughed at Jiang Mixia in the early years when she was still stupid?
But he was still young at that time, and when the kids started to make fun of him, he just laughed along, but he didn't tease Jiang Mixia. Why would he hold a grudge like this?
The more Jiang Datou thought about it, the more annoyed he became. As he was pulling the corn stalks he had cut from the fields back home, he gave Jiang Mixia a fierce look when he passed by her house.
His eyes were full of resentment.
Jiang Chunhe happened to pass by here, and he also stopped and glanced at Jiang Mixia's family.
He hadn't hunted anything for a long time and was scolded by Jiang Youcai several times for being useless. In the end, he had no choice but to follow his family and work in the fields.
It is now the end of the autumn harvest. The corns have been brought home and braided and hung on racks to dry. Some of the corn stalks in the fields need to be pulled back to be used as firewood in the autumn and winter.
The remaining part needs to be cut into small pieces with a guillotine, mixed with soil to make a large cube, and the corn stalks will be allowed to ferment into fertilizer, which can then be spread back into the field before planting wheat.
Most of these tasks fell on Jiang Chunhe's head.
Jiang Chunhe was unhappy and very angry.
It’s all Jiang Mixia and Song Jingyun’s fault, those two bastards. If they hadn’t beaten him up and ruined his luck, how could he not be able to hunt a single living thing?
The more Jiang Chunhe thought about it, the angrier he became. His eyes almost spit fire and he even spat at Jiang Mixia's family.
But these actions were not enough to calm him down.
When Jiang Chunhe saw Jiang Datou standing beside him, his eyes rolled around, "Brother Datou, what are you busy with?"
"Hmm." Jiang Datou snorted.
Jiang Chunhe stole the prey from other people, and he looked down on Jiang Chunhe.
"Well, to be honest, I feel bad for Big Head Brother. When my Third Uncle hired someone to do the work, they said they wanted someone who was strong and capable of doing the work. But Big Head Brother is strong, capable of doing the work, and a down-to-earth person, but Third Uncle didn't want him. Isn't this bullying Big Head Brother?"
Jiang Chunhe shouted angrily, then tried to comfort him, "But don't think too much, Big Head Brother. My Third Uncle is just like that. Look at what he does all the time. He is always finding fault with our Second House. If you don't know, you might think their family has been wronged in front of ours!"
"In fact, after all, this person is obsessed with money and doesn't care about fairness in anything. Big Head Brother, I want to tell you something. Don't tell anyone else."
"What's the matter?" Jiang Datou saw Jiang Chunhe's mysterious face and moved closer to him.
"Just a few days ago, when it was getting dark, I saw Jiang Banggu carrying two chickens to my uncle's house. When he came out, his hands were empty. The next day, my uncle hired Jiang Banggu to do work. It was because he received a gift from Jiang Banggu."
Jiang Chunhe said, "My third uncle is really something. He is as cunning as a needle nose. He can see through two chickens. It's really hard these days. If you want to work for other people, you have to give gifts before you can get in. Otherwise, you can't get in. Isn't this obviously bullying honest people?"
"So people like us who can't talk and deal with things deserve to be left out? If Third Uncle is like this, I think he is really shady in his business, and it's just that everyone else is timid. If I were to encounter such a thing, given my personality, I would definitely make a big scene and make his family restless!"
When Jiang Datou heard this, his face suddenly turned ashen.
He is a simple man and doesn't like to talk.
He also felt that in this world, one had to be an honest person so that others would be willing to work with him and trust him.
But now, honest people are clearly suffering losses, while those who know how to curry favor and get things done can easily find a job and make money...
Is there any fairness in this world? Seeing that Jiang Datou's fists were clenched, Jiang Chunhe knew that he had almost done enough to stir up trouble. He smiled and said, "Oh, it's so late. We have to go back quickly."
"Big Head Brother, I won't tell you anymore..."
It was a long time after Jiang Chunhe had gone away that Jiang Datou finally came to his senses. When he looked at Jiang Mixia's house again, his expression became even gloomier.
His fingers were crackling with pains, and after a long while he finally pulled the cart full of sticks and headed home.
After staying at home for a while and settling his mother and wife to have dinner, Jiang Datou could no longer stay as it was getting dark, so he walked towards Jiang Youcheng's house in a depressed mood.
He felt that he had to ask why he was not allowed to do the work.
If it is true as Jiang Chunhe said, that he deliberately bullied the honest man, then he would make a scene at Jiang Youcheng's house! Thanks to "忆夏花开" for 10200 coins, "哊如" for 3000 coins, "草香香1" for 2000 coins, "JOjo徐小珍" for 1500 coins and monthly tickets, thanks to "錱錾", "芳", "machan", "frogjerry" for their monthly tickets, thanks to all the cute people for their support~ The second update will be at 12 o'clock
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